M Javadzadeh, S Dabiri, A Zangiabadi,
Volume 13, Issue 39 (6-2003)
Abstract
Background and purpose: Dysentry is one of the acute intestinal diseases with different etiological agents. Due to emergence of drug resistant strains, treatment of this disease is difficult. This study is conducted in order to determine the relative frequency of dysentry causing agents in children living in Zahedan city of Ïran and to evaluate the drug sensitivity pattern of dysentry causing agents.
Materials and methods: Ïn this study, which was started from the beginning of 1998 till the mid 1999, 155 stool samples were collected from children of 6 months to one year of age, referring to Hazrat Âli asghar hospital due to dysentry, and the collected samples were investigated for bacteriology, serology and parasitology.
Results : Shigella, ËÏËÇ and Ë. histolytica were isolated in 43 (98%), 20 (13%) and 2 cases respectively.
Ôut of 43 shigella cases, in 35 (81%) and 8(19%) cases, S. flexneri and S. dysenteriae (Serotype 1) were isolated respectively. Nalidixic acid was the most effective tested antibiotics and only in one case of shigella, resistant to nalidixic acid was observed.
Çonclusion: Since significant resistant to antibiotics such as, amoxycillin, cotrimoxazole, furazolidone, ciprofloxacin and cephalexin was observed, it is recommended to avoid their empirical administration and also due to less prevalence of Ë. histolytica empirical use of amebecidal drugs is advised in case of laboratory identification.
Aref Riahi, Hasan Siamian, Amin Zareh, Reza Alizadeh Navaei, Mohammad Reza Haghshenas,
Volume 24, Issue 118 (11-2014)
Abstract
Background and purpose: Scientific production is considered as an important indicator of scientific activities in each country. This issue has received increasing interest by authorities in both national and international levels. Many decisions to enhance the quality of researches are made based on scientific productions. The purpose of this research was a quantitative evaluation of scholars’ scientific production in Iran in the fields of Immunology and Microbiology indexed in Scopus Database (2000-2012).
Material and methods: This descriptive study was performed based on scientometric approach. Scopus database was searched for words including Iran (as Affiliation), Immunology and Microbiology (subject area) and 2000-2012(coverage years). Documents and articles of Iranian scholars in studied areas were then analyzed. Microsft Excel and NodeXL software were used for data analysis
Results: This study showed that 2.7% of scientific productions of scholars in Iran indexed in Scopus database were in immunology and microbiology during 200-2012. Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, and Tehran University are known as the most active scientific production centers in Iran. Most of the articles were in English language, and major authors and journals in immunology and microbiology were recognized.
Conclusion: Scientific productions of researchers in immunology and microbiology who are affiliated with Iranian universities indicate the importance of this subject area. Furthermore, scientific collaborations with researchers in other countries could play a major role in enhancing the level of knowledge of our researchers.
